Lodi crash claims life of SUSD Police sergeant (UPDATED: 10:15 a.m.)

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Dec 20, 2012 at 9:26 AMDec 20, 2012 at 10:12 AM

LODI (UPDATED: 10:15 a.m.) – Sergeant Kim Pinto of the Stockton Unified police force was killed in a car crash on southbound Highway 99 in Lodi early this morning, school district officials have confirmed.

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LODI (UPDATED: 10:15 a.m.) – Sergeant Kim Pinto of the Stockton Unified police force was killed in a car crash on southbound Highway 99 in Lodi early this morning, school district officials have confirmed.

Pinto, 39, had been with the school district police since 2008. Before that, she worked for the police force at the University of the Pacific for close to a decade.

The accident took place near the westbound off ramp to Highway 12 in Lodi.

The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene about 5:50 a.m., reporting that a Honda Accord apparently hit a vehicle, then left the roadway and ran into a tree. Emergency responders blocked the right-hand lane of the southbound freeway through Lodi. It is unknown when the freeway lane will reopen.

Read Friday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Roger Phillips.

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